I am pretty sure it is some one at sun, since they are the guys that want you to learn the technology. They do collaborate with experts to decide the topics / objectives. I remember a collaborative effort to try and define the scope of the SCEA certification with other architects around the world

Sun puts together a custom team for each exam. Typically the exam development team consists of about a dozen Java experts; some are Sun engineers, some are Java developers, and some are Java instructors.

Sun puts together a custom team for each exam. Typically the exam development team consists of about a dozen Java experts; some are Sun engineers, some are Java developers, and some are Java instructors.